Velma Lorene Ellis (Butler), 83, passed away peacefully on May 19, 2014. She is survived by her husband Harlan D. Ellis D.V.M. and her children Norman Baldwin, his wife Cindy and 2 grandsons Ashley and Greg; Rick Baldwin, his wife Susan and granddaughter Jennifer; daughter Karen Ellis; step-daughter Sharon Bock, husband Curt and their children Ryan and Rachel; and her sister Daphna June Clutter.
She is preceded in death by her parents Eddie Unita Arthur (Hughes) and Linden Nelson Butler; brother, James Butler. In lieu of flowers, please make memorial donations to the American Heart Association.
Velma attended school in Springfield, MO where she was born and raised and worked at Consumers Markets and Royal Typewriter before moving to Jefferson City, MO. She returned to Springfield with her husband in 1991 where she has lived since.
Graveside services for Velma Lorene Ellis will be at 12:00 P.M. Thursday, May 22, 2014 at White Chapel Memorial Gardens under the care of Greenlawn Funeral Home East. Visitation will be from 10:00 to 11:30 A.M. Thursday in the funeral home prior to services.